Leading Change

Every ministry, every organization, every team has a culture. There have been numerous illustrations to try and capture what culture is and what culture means. Some have said that the culture is the DNA of an organization. And that just as every living organism has self-replicating material, every organization has a culture that will self-replicate….

I’m on my phone too much. You’re on your phone too much. It’s the world we live in, but that doesn’t mean we have to be OK with it. Leaders, your employees are going to have to do a lot on their phones to get work done. But sometimes, like in meetings, being connected to…

Leading change is difficult. We’re going through a lot of change at LifeWay right now, and we’ve been learning a lot about how to navigate change effectively so that it doesn’t hinder our work any more than it has to. Sometimes, the speed of change is even faster than normal. Ron Edmondson shares seven of those…

“Pain is good. This is good, Eric.” I remember a friend of mine, who is a chiropractor, telling me that when I was sitting on his table in intense pain. I really wanted him to adjust me as quickly as possible to relieve the pain, but he wanted to talk to me about my health…

I am honored to lead the Resources Division at LifeWay and serve with a team of leaders who are passionate to serve the Church in Her mission of making disciples. Each Wednesday, I share the heart behind one of the resources our team has developed and give an opportunity for you to register to win a free copy of…

Humility is vital to healthy leadership. A leader who cannot own his or her flaws and mistakes is not fit to lead. We often misunderstand humility as weakness, because we feel vulnerable when we admit our shortcomings. We must remember there is power in humble leadership. Perhaps one of the biggest temptations for those in…

People follow people they trust. Leaders must gain trust and keep it if they hope to keep any sort of faithful following. Ron Edmondson shares helpful perspective with seven ways leaders can gain and keep trust. One of the most important, formative acts of a leader is giving good feedback. Everyone who has a manager…

Cultural circumstances and technological advances change the way we live and work every day. In 2016, there are bound to be some dynamic changes in the workplace, and good leaders effectively lead change. Here are six ways our work may change in 2016. “As the organization grows – as strategy changes – additions in structure have…

Perhaps the most definitive business book on leading an organization to change is John Kotter’s book Leading Change. When ministry leaders speak or write about leadership, they often look to the wisdom found in the Book of Nehemiah, as it chronicles Nehemiah’s leadership in rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. Nehemiah led wide-scale change. Nehemiah never…